ipfy

A beautiful and interactive Node.js CLI utility to quickly fetch your local and public IPv4 addresses.

Features

• 🎨 Interactive Menu - Arrow-key navigation for easy selection
• 🌈 Colorful Output - Beautiful, color-coded terminal output using Chalk
• 🖥️ Local IP - Fetch all local IPv4 addresses (excluding 127.0.0.1)
• 🌍 Public IP - Fetch your public-facing IPv4 address
• ⚡ Fast & Lightweight - Minimal dependencies, maximum performance
• 🚀 Multiple Modes - Interactive menu or command-line flags
• 🎯 Script-Friendly - Clean output for piping and automation

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18.0.0

Install globally

npm install -g ipfy
npx ipfy

Usage

Interactive Mode

Simply run ipfy without any flags to launch the interactive menu:

ipfy

You'll see a menu where you can use arrow keys to select:

• My Local IP Address
• My Public IP Address
• Both Local and Public IPs
• Exit

Command-Line Flags

Show Local IP

ipfy --local

Output:

192.168.1.7

Show Public IP

ipfy --public

Output:

203.0.113.42

Show Help

ipfy --help
# or
ipfy -h

Examples

Use in Scripts

# Store local IP in a variable
LOCAL_IP=$(ipfy --local)
echo "My local IP is: $LOCAL_IP"

# Store public IP in a variable
PUBLIC_IP=$(ipfy --public)
echo "My public IP is: $PUBLIC_IP"

Pipe to Other Commands

# Copy IP to clipboard (Linux with xclip)
ipfy --public | xclip -selection clipboard

# Save to file
ipfy --local > my-ip.txt

Dependencies

• @inquirer/prompts - Interactive command-line prompts
• chalk - Terminal string styling

Technical Details

• Local IP Detection: Uses native Linux/Unix commands (ip, awk, cut)
• Public IP Detection: Fetches from api.ipify.org
• Platform: Linux/Unix systems only

License

MIT

Author

Syam Farijal